Britney Spears, Demi Lovato Confirmed As 'X Factor' Judges

Britney and Demi with Simon and L.A. (Twitpic)

It's confirmed! Britney Spears and Demi Lovato are joining the panel of judges of "The X Factor (USA)."

After months of speculation, Fox has officially announced that Britney and Demi will be sitting beside Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid as "X Factor" judges, replacing Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger.

Both pop stars appeared at the Fox Upfronts event in New York on Monday for the big reveal.

"I couldn’t be more excited to join The X Factor judging panel," Britney said in a statement. "I’m a huge fan of the show and now I get to be a part of the action. Simon and L.A. better watch out!"

Demi was as enthusiastic saying, "I’m so thrilled to join this legendary group of judges on [the show]. To be able to spend each week with Simon, L.A. and Britney watching the best that America has to offer is truly a dream come true."

"This year, we are going to seriously kick butt," Simon Cowell said. "We're thrilled 'The Voice' has decided to compete with us and I wish them the most sincere luck. But second's not great."

Apart from judging, Britney and Demi are also expected to mentor the contestants of the talent search.

Fox will reportedly air the second season of "The X Factor" starting this September.

Ellona Santiago of InTENsity shines on 'X Factor'

InTENsity, one of the finalists of USA's "The X Factor," has a Filipina member named Ellona Santiago.

Ellona Santiago's profile picture on Twitter

During the group's performance on the first live episode of the show, Ellona, 14, was specially mentioned by the judges for her impressive singing.

"You in the red jacket have got an amazing voice," judge Simon Cowell said.

After all the Group Category contestants performed, it was revealed that InTENsity, who did a cover of Kenny Loggins' "Footlose," will be advancing to the next round of the competition together with 11 other acts.

Check out InTENsity's "Footlose" performance below:

InTENsity performing "Footlose" by Kenny Loggins

The Brewer Boys' 'Faith' not enough to send them to 'X Factor' Finals

The Fil-Am singing duo of "The X Factor," The Brewer Boys, did a good job in their rendition of George Michael's "Faith." Judge Simon Cowell noted that they "progressed."

However, comparatively, the Brewer Boys’ performance could not stand up to the competition for judge Paula Abdul, who cut the boys from her category.

The Brewers Boys were among the 5 semifinalists who were sent home during last night's live episode of USA's "The X Factor." The boys shared the same faith with Tiah Tolliver, Simone Battle, Phillip Lomax and Dexter Haygood.

“We feel good. We just want to thank the judges. Thank you so much, Miss Paula, for everything. We've learned a lot,” Justin Brewer said on last night's show.

Check out below The Brewer Boys' "Faith" performance:


Read more about The Brewer Boys here: http://noypistuff.blogspot.com/2011/10/filipino-american-brothers-justin-and.html